Signal is rolling out its new Stories feature to iOS and Android users today, with desktop “coming soon.” | Image: Signal
Stories are now available to everyone on Signal, allowing users of the encrypted instant messaging service to create and share images, videos, and texts that automatically expire after 24 hours.
The feature was first announced last month on the Signal community forum, where it was initially made available to Signal’s beta testers. Now, the feature is rolling out on the latest version of Signal (v6.0) for all Android and iOS users today, with desktop support “coming soon.”
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Custom Stories can be created for situations where you only want to share content with a specific group of people.
Signal users will have the flexibility to dictate who can see their stories by heading into Settings > Stories….